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Where? Stockholm City Conference Centre, Barnhusgatan 12-14
When? June 13th 2012, hrs 09.00-19.00
The conference is free of charge.
ICT in a changing world: a multi stakeholder dialogue on Business, NGO and Internet Governance
Representatives from NGOs, business and the public sector will get together and discuss these issues during a full day workshop. Sida’s aim of the workshop is to encourage collaboration and development in order to promote sustainable long term business that might create work opportunities and better living conditions for people living in poverty in developing countries.
Interesting speakers will be broadcasted via Internet and open to the public, through a link at Sida’s homepage. A chat link will be available for those who want to ask questions to the speakers.
ICT in a changing world - program
A multi stakeholder dialogue on rules, responsibilities and Internet Governance
Where: Stockholm City Conference Centre, Barnhusgatan 71b, Stockholm
When: June 13th, 09.00 – 19.00, 2012
Who: Swedish International Development Agency, Sida, in cooperation with the Julia Group and Svalorna LA
| 08.30 – 09.00 |
Registration |
| 09.00 – 09.15 |
Introduction
Marcin de Kaminski, The Julia Group
Internet governance needs to be a truly multi stakeholder dialogue. As the complexity of the issues increases, the dialogue needs to be deepened. This introduction will present the program and speakers of the day and the concept of ICT in a changing world. |
| 09.15 – 09.45 |
How Sweden, through Sida, supports ICT and Internet freedom for global development
Key-note Speaker Joachim Beijmo, Sida
The rapid development of information and communication technologies and the increased use of these technologies in all parts of society has changed the game for development cooperation. Which are the principles, lessons learned and challenges for Sida? |
| 09.50 – 10.10 |
Applying the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights to the ICT Industry
Farid Baddache, BSR
The ICT industry is playing an increasingly significant role in today’s world. The consensus around the human rights responsibilities of business has arisen at precisely the same moment in history as developments in technology make the human rights impact of ICT more significant. |
| 10.10 – 10.30 |
Enhancing Internet Freedom through Responsible Business Practice
Lisa Emilia Svensson, Ministry för Foreign Affairs
Dr Svensson will lay out the challenges and opportunities involved, looking at some of the dilemmas the ICT sector faces and the guidance already available to business. What are the respective roles of States and business and where continous efforts are essential. |
| 10.30 – 11.00 |
Coffee |
| 11.00 – 11.20 |
Telecommunications, Privacy and Freedom of Expression: An Industry Dialogue
Patrik Hiselius, Telia Sonera
The Industry Dialogue is being developed based on the UN framework efforts to respect human rights, including the freedom of expression and right to privacy. This implies dialogue with all external stakeholders, including governments, NGOs and other companies in the telecom sector. |
| 11.20 – 11.40 |
The Global Network Initiative and its work to protect freedom of expression and privacy in the ICT sector
Carina Lundberg Markow, Folksam
After more than a decade, the Global Compact demonstrates that talking to companies about risks is possible and getting companies to show about what they do to assess those risks is possible. Companies must become better at managing the multistakeholder dialogue. GNI provides a platform for dialog and information sharing. |
| 11.45 – 13.10 |
Lunch |
| 13.10 – 13.30 |
Mobile money: challenges and opportunities for emerging markets
Milka Pietikainen, Millicom
In this presentation Milka will introduce some existing mobile money services in emerging markets, the effects they are having and some of the challenges that exist for wider adoption. She will also show some ideas and models around financial inclusion that Millicom/Tigo is working on around mobile financial services. |
| 13.30 – 13.50 |
New opportunities and challenges of investing in mobile healthcare applications in East Africa
Reuben Mugisha, Embassy of Rwanda
A case of TRACnet, Rwanda and Healthnet, East Africa. TRACnet is a Mobile Health Information System that has taken Rwanda to another level in healthcare delivery. One of the most important issues concerning global welfare is the current state of healthcare worldwide. Will mobile learning facilitate knowledge sharing for appropriate healthcare delivery across the digital divide? |
| 13.50 – 15.30 |
Discussion groups
The speakers will be the inspiration to this workshop. All participants and speakers will be divided into smaller groups with the aim of discussing and giving example of how this conference can lead forward to more cooperation and better dialogue between the stake holders. Coffee will be served at 14.30. |
| 15.30 – 16.30 |
Groups presenting their work |
| 16.30 – 17.00 |
Closing remarks
Joachim Beijmo, Sida and Marcin de Kaminski, The Julia Group |
| 17.00 – 19.00 |
Mingle |
Moderator: Marcin de Kaminski
June 13th will offer a multi stakeholder dialogue, linking NGOs, Business and the Public sector to a discussion on ICT – focusing on long term sustainable and inclusive business. The conference will be an including one, so all participants and speakers will be divided into smaller discussion groups in the afternoon. The purpose of the seminar is to gather different stake holders and let them initiate a dialogue of Internet Governance and how different stakeholders can collaborate. We believe that offering the opportunity to discuss and get to know each other might initiate further collaboration in the future.
The seminar will be broadcasted via Internet and open to the public, through a link on Sida’s home page. A chat link will be available for those who want to ask questions to the speakers.
The main purpose of this pre-conference, is to encourage development, strengthen democracy, promote sustainable long term businesses, create work opportunities and better living conditions for people living in poverty.
Most welcome to a full pre-conference day, one day before the EuroDIG conference!
Programme and Bios
European Dialogue on Internet Governance, EuroDIG
